Learning to Philosophize
Pelican / Penguin, January 1968. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Spine is reinforced by clear tape. Previous reader's name is written in ink first inside page. [270 pages]. More
Philosophy
The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy
Collier Books, 1972. Mass Market PaperBack. Bookstore stamp for the Bargain Bookshelf in Decatur, GA stamped on inside front cover; some page yellowing an shelf wear/bumping as would be expected from age. More
Zone 4: Fragments for a History of the Human Body - Part 2
Zone Books (NY), April 1990. Reprint. Oversize Softcover. The forty-eight essays and photographic dossiers in these three volumes examine the history of the human body as a field where life and thought intersect. They show how different cultures at different times have entwined physical capacities and mental mechanisms in order..... More
Zone 3: Fragments for a History of the Human Body, Part 1
Zone Books, April 1990. Trade Paperback. The forty-eight essays and photographic dossiers in these three volumes examine the history of the human body as a field where life and thought intersect. They show how different cultures at different times have entwined physical capacities and mental mechanisms in order to construct..... More
Moral Concepts
Oxford Univ Press, January 1970. Paper Back. Covers and spine mildly worn from use; Spine un-creased; Previous owner initials present at front free end-page; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
Harper Perennial, December 2011. Trade Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER "The most succinct and accessible overview of philosophy I have come across, and perfect for anyone who wants to dip their toe into the waters of philosophy without drowning in intimidating prose." ?Matt Haig, Washington Post From the timeless wisdom of the..... More
Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
W. W. Norton & Company, December 2022. Paper Back. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us..... More
Studies in philosophy: British Academy Lectures Selected and Introduced by J. N. Findlay
Oxford University Press, January 1966. Paper Back. Lightly used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine lightly worn from use; Spine top corner bumped; Previous owner initials present at half title; Text free of markings; An excellent reading copy. More
Four Stages of Greek Thought (Harry Camp Lectures at Stanford University)
Stanford University Press, January 1966. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. Mild edgewear. Previous reader's name inked on half title page. [114 pages]. More
Theories of Ethics
Oxford University Press, 1971. Trade Paperback. small 1/2 inch tear on front cover and inch-long crease/scratch next to it; notbale shelf wear and rubbing on front and back covers and along spine; spine has sun bleaching; shelf wear, corner bumping and yellowing as expected from age; name inscribed in ink..... More
Moral Situations
Kent State Univ Pr, January 1968. Trade Paperback. More
Discipline and Punish : The Birth of the Prison
Random House Inc, May 1995. Trade Paperback. A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the..... More
Foucault Reader
Random House Inc, December 1984. Trade Paperback. Selections of the noted philosopher's work from each of the disciplines that he has influenced - ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. More
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction (Vintage)
Vintage, March 1990. Trade Paperback. Why we are so fascinated with sex and sexuality--from the preeminent philosopher of the 20th century. Michel Foucault offers an iconoclastic exploration of why we feel compelled to continually analyze and discuss sex, and of the social and mental mechanisms of power that cause us..... More
A History of Philosophy Vol 3: Late Mediaeval and Renaissance Philosophy Part I: Ockham to the Speculative Mystics
Image Books, January 1963. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with slight wear. Previous reader's name written in ink first page inside. [239 pages]. More
A History Of Philosophy. Volume I Greece And Rome Part II. New Revised Edition.
Image Books, February 1962. Mass Market PaperBack. Damp stained top of spine within an area of about an inch from corner along top edge and one inch down spines starting at top corner. Stain effects the cover and textblock. Mild wear to wrapper with rubbing and creased lower right corner..... More
Encounter on the Narrow Ridge: A Life of Martin Buber
Paragon House, June 1998. Hardcover. Traces the life of the renowned Jewish religious philosopher, discussing his youth, his education in turn-of-the-century Vienna, his Zionism, and the impact of world politics on his life and thought. 2nd printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very..... More
Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre: The Remaking of a Twentieth Century Legend
Basic Books, December 1994. Trade Paperback. Using newly available documentary evidence in diaries and letters, the authors present a startling new view of one of the legenday sexual and intellectual partnerships of the 20th century--the relationship between the matriarch of modern feminism and and father of existentialism. More
Philoponus: Corollaries on Place and Void with Simplicius (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd., December 1991. Hardcover. Closed tear running along front of dust jacket to the front fold. Previous owner name inked on front pastedown. More
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
Quill, 1983. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name. More
What Should I Do?: Philosophers on the Good, the Bad, and the Puzzling
Oxford University Press, USA, December 2010. Trade Paperback. Life throws ethical questions at us every day, some momentous and difficult, some fairly trivial and easily worked out. To help the average person deal with such puzzling issues, the website AskPhilosophers.org brings together a panel of distinguished philosophers who use their..... More
Common Morality: Deciding What to Do
Oxford University Press, USA, December 2006. Paper Back. Moral problems do not always come in the form of great social controversies. More often, the moral decisions we make are made quietly, constantly, and within the context of everyday activities and quotidian dilemmas. Indeed, these smaller decisions are based on a...... More
God and Philosophy (The Powell Lectures Series)
Yale University Press, September 1959. Trade Paperback. More
A Wittgenstein Dictionary
Wiley-Blackwell, February 1996. Trade Paperback. This lucid and accessible dictionary presents technical terms that Wittgenstein introduced into philosophical debate or transformed substantially, and also topics to which he made a substantial contribution. Hans-Johann Glock places Wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debates. The entries delineate Wittgenstein's lines of argument..... More
Art, Perception, and Reality
Johns Hopkins University Press, September 1973. Trade Paperback. In Art, Perception, and Reality three eminent scholars explore questions relating to the nature of representation in art. Art historian E. H. Gombrich asks how we recognize likeness--in portraits or caricatures for instance--and concludes that we do so by empathy. Psychologist Julian..... More
